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To: Verginius Rufus
Art. I, Sec. 6 (of Senators and Representatives) "...for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place."

It sounds like Congressmen and Senators will make poor guests on TV and radio, since they cannot be "questioned" on the legislation they're considering. If that is what this means...

It looks like the context of Article I, Section 6, is affording congressmen and senators immunity from arrest for anything they do or say while in session.We are free to criticize anything our elected representatives say or do in a free debate.

40 posted on 10/14/2009 3:15:17 PM PDT by nonsporting
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To: nonsporting

I wasn’t being serious—I know we are free to question our representatives. Of course, Nancy Pelosi will call us Nazis if we do, but that’s another matter.


41 posted on 10/14/2009 3:48:56 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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